Samsung Galaxy note5 launched in India, prices start at Rs. 53,900

Samsung has launched the Galaxy note5 for the Indian market. It was announced at the Galaxy Unpacked 2015 event last month along with the Galaxy S6 edge+ that was launched in India recently for Rs. 57,900.

The Galaxy note5 has been priced at Rs. 53,900 for the 32GB model and Rs. 59,900 for the 64GB model. It will be available for purchase in India starting September 20 for which pre-order are now open. Those who pre-order the Galaxy note5, gets a free wireless charger and one year free screen replacement guarantee.

Interested? Let's see what Galaxy note5 has on offer. The Galaxy note5 runs on Android 5.1.1 Lollipop, with Samsung's TouchWiz UI on top, and sports a new S Pen, which sits at the bottom of the device and can be 'clicked' open like you would a ball point pen. Now, you can write with the S Pen without unlocking the phone.

Samsung Galaxy Note5 features the usual 5.7-inch QHD (1440x2560 pixels) Super AMOLED display as its predecessor with a pixel density of 515ppi. Inside there is 64-bit octa-core Exynos 7420 processor 64-bit octa-core Exynos 7420 SoC with four Cortex-A57 cores clocked at 2.1GHz, and four Cortex-A53 cores clocked at 1.5GHz, paired with 4GB of LPDDR4 RAM. The Note5 comes in 32GB or 64GB storage options and gives a miss to the microSD card slot.

For imaging, there is a 16-megapixel rear camera with f/1.9 aperture, OIS, phase detection, 4K video recording and brings auto real-time HDR option. On the front there is a 5-megapixel shooter with aperture f/1.9 for taking selfies and for video calls. The camera app can be opened with a double press on the home button, which also features the fingerprint sensor.

In terms of connectivity, the Galaxy Note5 supports 4G LTE Cat. 9 or Cat. 6 modems depending on the market. Other connectivity options include Bluetooth 4.2, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, NFC, MST GPS/ A-GPS, and Micro-USB 2.0. Fuelling the Note5 is a 3000mAh battery and there is support for both Qi and Powermat wireless charging. The Fast Charging technology, wired charging will deliver a full charge in 90 minutes, and wireless charging a full charge in 120 minutes.

Samsung Galaxy Note5 comes in  Black Sapphire, Gold Platinum, and Silver Titanium colour variants. Samsung will also offer 100GB of OneDrive cloud storage for free.

Kaiser Bey

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